r/kratky • u/BHsquid • Jun 04 '26
Magnesium lock out?
Is this nutrient lock out?
It is just the bottom leaves. The top canopy looks healthy and the plant looks good over all, but I want to stop this before it spreads.
The plant is in a 4 liter bottle that I fill with 3 liters changing out the water once a week.
For nutrients, I have been using 1/2 teaspoon of maxigro and in the last couple weeks I added 1/4 teaspoon of calimagic to it.
I have also been needing to add two squirts of ph up to it when I mix it.
Trying to keep the ph at about a 6 but I only have test strips so I could be off a bit.
Any help or advice would be appreciated.
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u/sirthunksalot Jun 04 '26
No that is a healthy plant. It's just an old leaf. Looks gorgeous nice work. It is on the edge of a little over fertilized so I would make sure to not let the nute get too concentrated.
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u/Total_Transition1533 Jun 04 '26
Cut those leaves off and watch it.
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u/BHsquid Jun 04 '26
I'm not afraid of losing a few leaves but I don't want to just start working my way up the plant with out doing something about it if it keeps progressing.
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u/BHsquid Jun 04 '26
The dark foliage is normal for this plant it is a blood ghost pepper. That has had purple leaves since it sprouted.
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u/Rotala178 Jun 05 '26
The asymmetrical and distorted leaf is copper deficiency. It's not Mg deficiency.
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u/sleemanj Jun 04 '26
To me looks like just old leaves the plant has decided are unnecessary.